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The CHAUCER Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in pre-1750s Historical Fiction. The CHAUCER Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).
The Chaucer Book Awards competition is named for Geoffrey Chaucer the author of the legendary Canterbury Tales. The work is considered to be one of the greatest works in the English language. It was among the first non-secular books written in Middle English to be printed in 1483.
Chanticleer International Book Awards is seeking for the best books featuring Pre-1750s Historical Fiction, including pre-history, ancient history, Classical, world history (non-western culture), Dark Ages and Medieval Europe, Renaissance, Elizabethan, Tudor, 1600s.
These books have advanced to the Premier Level of Achievement in the 2020 CIBAs.
The 2020 CHAUCER Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the CHAUCER Grand Prize Winner were announced by Gregory Erich Phillips on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at the Hotel Bellwether and broadcast via ZOOM webinar and Facebook Live.
It is our privilege and profound honor to announce the 1st in Category winners of the 2020 CHAUCER Awards, a division of the 2020 CIBAs.
This is the OFFICIAL 2020 LIST of the CHAUCER BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the CHAUCER Grand Prize Winner.
Congratulations to all!
- Ancient Historical Fiction: B.L. Smith – The Fall of the Axe
- Bronze Age – Pre-Historic: N.L. Holmes – Bird in a Snare
- Dark Ages/Medieval: Helena P. Schrader – The Emperor Strikes Back
- World History: Denis Olasehinde Akinmolasire – The Mission to End Slavery
- Legend Based Historical Fiction: Thoren Syndergaard – Ripley of Valor
- Classical Roman/Greek: Brook Allen – Antonius: Son of Rome
- Elizabethan/Tudor: Janet Wertman – The Path to Somerset
- Norse/Celtic Historical Fiction: Regan Walker – Summer Warrior
The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 CHAUCER Awards is:
N.L. Holmes for
Bird in a Snare
The 2021 CHAUCER Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC22 on April 10, 2022. Save the date for CAC22, scheduled April 7-10, 2022, our 10 year Conference Anniversary!
Submissions for the 2021 CHAUCER Book Awards are open until the end of July. Enter here!
A Note to ALL the WINNERS: The coveted CIBA Blue Ribbons will be mailed out starting in July. We will contact you with an email to verify your mailing address and other items. We thank you for your patience and understanding.
[…] Ripley of Valor earned the 1st Place Blue Ribbon for the CHAUCER Book Awards for pre-1750s Historical Fiction, a division of the 2020 Chanticleer International Book Awards! […]